Star Wars Mando season 3

[Paul Farquhar]

Yeah, the Grogu training thing was also borderline ridiculous. Sure, they probably learn from an early age, but he’s still basically a toddler, it seems.

He is more like 4-ish, but late speaking. Perhaps because his species normally communicates through the Force.

If you assume his species has a life span roughly 10 times human - Yoda lives to "900" and looks around 90 - then he would be 5.

 

[MarkB]

He is more like 4-ish, but late speaking. Perhaps because his species normally communicates through the Force.

If you assume his species has a life span roughly 10 times human - Yoda lives to "900" and looks around 90 - then he would be 5.

Yoda had been training Jedi for over 800 years though, so he was fully a Jedi master before age 100.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Yoda had been training Jedi for over 800 years though, so he was fully a Jedi master before age 100.

Good point. And species reach maturity at different rates.

It occurred to me that one way they might continue Grogu's story would be in a new show with the clock wound on several decades. Make it animated, then they don't have to worry about having a puppet as the central character.

 

[MarkB]

Good point. And species reach maturity at different rates.

It occurred to me that one way they might continue Grogu's story would be in a new show with the clock wound on several decades. Make it animated, then they don't have to worry about having a puppet as the central character.

Or just make him fully a Mandalorian in armour, and put a kid in a costume.

The tricky part is that he's half the appeal of this series, and writing him out of it will be a tough sell - as they clearly concluded sometime between the end of season 2 and the latter half of BoBF.

 

[Reef]

The puppet thing is definitely holding them back. It’s perfectly fine (impressively so) when he’s just sitting there being cute, or pitter-pattering around after someone. But it’s not going to work well for more a more action-based role.

 

[MarkB]

The puppet thing is definitely holding them back. It’s perfectly fine (impressively so) when he’s just sitting there being cute, or pitter-pattering around after someone. But it’s not going to work well for more a more action-based role.

Yeah, I fully believe that as a Jedi he could jump around the way he does, but at the same time it just looks ridiculous. And putting him in a set of junior armour is not going to improve that visual.

 

[Zaukrie]

Have I mentioned how stupid the no removing your helmet thing is? Hell, they never remove any armor. Their skin would be ruined by now. It's just dumb. I'm not even going to comment on how stupid they are at combat, given the excellent write up above.....

 

[MarkB]

Have I mentioned how stupid the no removing your helmet thing is? Hell, they never remove any armor. Their skin would be ruined by now. It's just dumb. I'm not even going to comment on how stupid they are at combat, given the excellent write up above.....

The part where they all simultaneously go off and isolate themselves to eat meals, while next to a predator's nest, without leaving anyone on watch was particularly special. I guess those things don't hunt by smell.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Or just make him fully a Mandalorian in armour, and put a kid in a costume.

The tricky part is that he's half the appeal of this series, and writing him out of it will be a tough sell - as they clearly concluded sometime between the end of season 2 and the latter half of BoBF.

I think they should be planning on winding up the show in a couple of series. A planned ending is always better, and they can always bring back popular characters in crossover shows.

 

[Stalker0]

Yeah, the Grogu training thing was also borderline ridiculous. Sure, they probably learn from an early age, but he’s still basically a toddler, it seems.

A toddler that managed to:

• Get out of the mines of Mandalore while being hunted by creatures.
• Get back to the ship and knew to go to Bo-Katan for help
• Showed Bo-Katan where Mando was.

I think people are being too humanist with Grogu. We see a creature that can't talk as super young and simple, but Grogu is much smarter than he looks.

That said, I agree the action scenes seem a bit ridiculous with the puppet.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Except the food.

There are plenty of Anglophile Americans who will claim, with a straight face, to love English cooking.

 

[Zardnaar]

There are plenty of Anglophile Americans who will claim, with a straight face, to love English cooking.

Takes all types. Some enjoy S&M for example. People insult American food they gave tried the horrors of British.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Yeah, I fully believe that as a Jedi he could jump around the way he does, but at the same time it just looks ridiculous.

It looked, probably for very good reasons, like the Kermit the Frog action sequences. Which, yeah, there's a reason there aren't Muppet action movies.

 

[Zardnaar]

The dialog was fairly bad this week about the bird monster things.

They nay have painted themselves into a corner with Grogu. Grogu Jedi apprentice using the force works. Grogu the Muppet action star doesn't.

 

[Rabulias]

I think people are being too humanist with Grogu. We see a creature that can't talk as super young and simple, but Grogu is much smarter than he looks.

Remember his species we must. Learn to talk correctly Yoda never did. Sensible it is that speech develops late for them.

 

[Rabulias]

Have I mentioned how stupid the no removing your helmet thing is? Hell, they never remove any armor. Their skin would be ruined by now. It's just dumb. I'm not even going to comment on how stupid they are at combat, given the excellent write up above.....

I am hoping that Bo-Katan can take a leadership position in the covert and bring them around to break some of the outdated traditions. If nothing else, from the perspective of making a show, you can see the actors' faces more. However, I feel Bo is getting pulled back into her Death Watch ways. :-\

 

[Ryujin]

It looked, probably for very good reasons, like the Kermit the Frog action sequences. Which, yeah, there's a reason there aren't Muppet action movies.

Sometimes Grogu really works. At others he gives me real "Team America: World Police" vibes.

 

[pukunui]

I would still maintain that we are seeing a group of mostly new and/or inexperienced cultists here.

I expect that we will see Bo-Katan (and maybe Din) whip them into shape so they can be the formidable military force they once were (during the Clone Wars when they rescued Din) – so they can successfully defend Nevarro from the pirates later in the season.



In terms of the the whole running out of fuel thing – I think it was meant to highlight (again) that Bo-Katan had the solution in the form of her starship.

But what I am left wondering is a) how do the Mandalorians refuel their jet packs on this desolate planet and b) how did they get there in the first place? Do they have ships of their own that they don’t think to use? Were they just dropped off and left there by someone else?

 

[wicked cool]

2 options. Go full cgi like they did with yoda in clone war movies or go Farscape and have grogu do most fighting in sled (dominar rygel). My vote is yoda but use something closer to the yaddle version.

 

[pukunui]

Another thing I want to know is: how did they fit those three baby raptor things in Bo-Katan's ship?!